Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-11-04
DANGER TO FORAKER.
fhG Saloon Keepers Manifesto.

Foraker has been faced with n new dan.
ger. The efforts which his party have
made to retain the temperance men IN
their party and the repeated declarations
made IN the rural districts and the Wes-
tern Reserve-ihat the Republican party
has done all that ever was done Tor temper.
nnce, has alarmed some of the saloon.koep
era OF Cincinnati and ut recent meeting Of
the Saloon Keeper.' Association of that
city an open letter to the Governor was
prepared.
The subject Of this open letter is the
charge that the Governor at the Toledo con.
vention came to a private understanding
with the temperance men of the Western
Reserve. He, il ~ claimed, explained TO
them that il plank was put into the plat,
form, pledging the party to enact a local
option law that the party would be defeat
ed and therefore could not enact the law,
but that II the temperance men would
stand by him and the grand old party just
this once more, lie would pledge himself to
recon mend and Use his influence to secure
an amendment to the Dow law raising the
tax to $500 and providing for local option
by townships and counties.
The Association declares that such n
compact ia currently reported TO have been
made, and declare that II the Governor
does not squarely repudiate il they will
not support him.
Now we do not say that the charge
brought by the saloon men against Gov
ernor Foraker is true. In fact, 1t does moi
look TO us very probable. We could read
lily believe that the saloon men would ac-
cept on unfavorable platform coupled with
a private pledge that it did not mean any
thing except to gull the temperance voters:
but it is a little hard to believe that the
temperance Republicans would accept
liquor platform with the understanding
that it was 10 he used simply to catch the
liquor vote and then TO be used against
them. We should not like to believe such
charge against the temperance men OF
the Republican party.
But the charge that such n compact was
was made has been freely discussed in the
liquor pspers all summer, and is now
definitely stated by the Saloon Keepers
Association OF Cincinnati with the threat
that il such action is not disavOwed they
will withdraw their support from the Re-
publican ticket.
And the withdrawal of their support
from that ticket means its defeat.
What will the Governor do about it7
If he ignores the manifesto entirely il
means certain defeat to the ticket through
the loss OF the liquor vote.
II he replies 10 the manifesto, publically
declaring that he is not In favor OF any
further legislation on the liquor question,
it will save him the liquor vote, but may
cut down his vote badly in the Western
Reserve.
If he declares that he never made any
such dishohorsble agreement, but is never.
,heless personally in favor of that sort Of
legi-lation, it will save him the temperance
vote, but will defeat him through the loss
Of the saloon vote.
The most probable plan will be 70 ap-
pnrently ignore the manifesto, but to have
private meeting with the saloon-keepers
and explain the situation 10 them.
But the complication involves the posi-
ble defeat of the Republican tiket.